Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 5/7/2001
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of May 7, 2001
- Algeria: 11 million poor citizens; ministerial reshuffle
Algeria on Thursday announced that there are 11 million poor Algerians in the country and the government estimated the number of "missing" since the eruption of the acts of violence in 1992 at 5,000 persons. Algeria, Politics, 5/11/2001 - GSM licence to be granted before July 23, 2001 to a private operator Algeria, Economics, 5/11/2001
- Algerian refuses an international committee on fact finding
The Algerian foreign minister Abdul Aziz Balkhadem on Wednesday in Madrid refused a request made by the leaders of the European socialist parties to form an international committee for facts finding concerning the events taking place in al-Qabayel ( Tribes) area. Algeria, Politics, 5/10/2001 - Algeria calls for inter-Maghreban coordination, upbeat as to future of relations with Morocco
Algeria on Tuesday called for more coordination among the five members of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) to consolidate their negotiating position with the European Union. Algeria-Maghreb, Politics, 5/9/2001 - Algeria, Cuba for developing bilateral relations
Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika has underlined the importance of continued political consultation at highest level between Algeria and Cuba and their care to develop their bilateral co-operation in all fields to verify their bilateral relations. Algeria-Cuba, Politics, 5/8/2001